A SHORT BIOGRAPHY

I. Think of a famous person (in this case “a friend next to you”)

- Be brief, keep it positive, relevant experience, use connectors

a. Early life

- Who is the famous person?

- Where were they born?
When were they born?

b. Childhood
- What kind of childhood did they
have?
- Where did they live as a child?
- Where did they go to school?

c. Adulthood
- Did they have any further
education?
- What was their first job? - What
other jobs did they do?
- Did they marry? If so, who did
they marry?
- Did they have any children?
How many?

d. Hometown / country
- What was life in their hometown
or country like at this time?
- How did they feel about life in
their hometown or country?

e. Becoming famous

What area of life is the person

famous for? e.g. politics, music,
film etc.
How did they first become
interested/involved in this area?
When did they first become well
known?
What were the most important
events during the time they were
famous?
Did they travel to other countries?
Did they meet any very interesting
people?
Did they receive any awards for
their work/achievements?

f. Life at the moment

- Where is the person living now?

- How old are they now?
- What is their life like now?
- Have they had any important
events in their life recently?
- Have they got any important
events coming up in the near
future?